LEGNANO COLLECTION OVERVIEW

0What began as a simple desire to acquire a vintage Legnano road bike has now become the ‘Legnano Collection’. I was a young boy riding with the cycling club in my home town of Peterborough, Ontario when I first saw one of these metallic lizard-yellow Italian stallions.  In full Campagnolo trim it was so far beyond my means in those days.  And I recall many stops at Bloor Cycle in Toronto to gaze at these beautiful bikes made famous by Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi and Ercole Baldini.  One day I thought to myself, one day perhaps, if things go well.

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1946 Legnano Tipo Roma – Ser.No. BO5289

1954 Legnano Tipo Roma – Ser.No. DL5474

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1958 Legnano Roma Olimpiade – Ser. No. EB1056

1958 Legnano Gran Premio

1959 Legnano Gran Premio 

1959 Legnano Mod.50 Gran Sport – Ser.No. EL7181

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1959 Legnano Roma Olimpiade

1960 Legnano Mod.50 T.S. – Ser.No. ET3690

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1960 Legnano Mod.50/53 Sportivo – Ser.No. EP9460

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1961 Legnano Gran Premio – Ser.No. EX3632

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1962 Legnano Mod.02 Sportivo – FD2202

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1962 Legnano Mod.09 Sportivo Signora

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1962 Legnano Mod.45 Sportivo Signora

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1963 Legnano Mod.44 Sportivo – Ser.No. FI312

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1963 Legnano Roma Olimpiade

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1964 Legnano Gran Premio

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1966 Legnano Roma Olimpiade

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1967 Legnano Roma Olimpiade

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1967 Legnano Mod.50 Gran Sport – Production No. 27

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1969 Legnano Roma Olimpiade

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1970 Legnano Olimpiade Record Specialissima

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1970 Legnano Mod.50 Sportivo – SOLD

1972 Frejus Professional ‘Corsa Speciale’ Campione Del Mondo

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1972 Legnano Gran Premio

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1976 Legnano Gran Premio – SOLD

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1979 Legnano Competizione